SQL SERVER – Change Default Fill Factor For Index

SQL Server has default value for fill factor is Zero (0). The fill factor is implemented only when the index is created; it is not maintained after the index is created as data is added, deleted, or updated in the table. When creating an index, you can specify a fill factor to leave extra gaps and reserve a percentage of free space on each leaf level page of the index to accommodate future expansion in the storage of the table’s data and reduce the potential for page splits.

I would want to reconfigure all the fill factors for each of the index. [between 75 – 90] Is it good that we have 90 fillfactor for all indexes in the table.. irrespective of the data types of the columns used in indexes

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